It’s a lot easier when your software does the flexing… With the release of R3’s Program Management for GovCon solution earlier this month we now have the Trio of business critical, off-the-shelf (OTS) solutions for Government Contractors all running on SharePoint 2013. Each of these 3 solutions is purpose-built to address the respective needs of […]
IDIQ Program Management involves the management of the end-to-end process of Winning and Delivering business from an IDIQ contract, and, the management of the overall program. There are two main types of situations, Multi-Award Contracts (MACs) where you compete with other Prime Contract awardees to win Task Orders, and, Single-Award Contracts (SACs) where you do […]
In October, we released Version 3.1 of WinCenter on SharePoint 2013. This new version of the WinCenter Capture and Proposal Management solution from Lohfeld Consulting Group was the first of its kind to take advantage of SharePoint 2013. The robust feature set and extensive configurability of the version 3.1 has been very successful for our […]
Over the last couple of months there has been a robust discussion amongst GovCon proposal management practioners about applying Agile project methodologies to proposal management. This topic was presented by Maryann Lesnick, Principal Consultant of Lohfeld Consulting at the APMP DC Chapter meeting in November. You can download her presentation here. Her presentation is a […]
Recently we wrote an article about different options to get the proposal work done when responding to Task Orders. When you work on Task Orders you need help from all corners of the organization. This cross-organizational work and coordination can be chaotic and cause problems. Over the last few weeks we’ve released three add-on solutions, […]
R3 provides a growing portfolio of business solutions for GovCon that can be added to a SharePoint environment. However, many GovCon organizations have existing SharePoint sites or systems of sites that they just want to incrementally enhance to improve their way of working. Common examples are when they are using SharePoint for proposal management or […]
Last week, I wrote an article comparing the R3 solution for GovCon BD and Capture Management with the leading classic CRM vendors: Considering a CRM system? Mid-sized GovCon now have a better option for BD and Capture. In this article, I go a step further to expose the hidden costs of CRM vendors. I examine the case […]
If you are a small to mid-sized Government Contractor (GovCon) that is in growth mode, you are probably considering the option of purchasing a CRM system for your organization. CRM’s such as Salesforce.com, Deltek Capture Management or Microsoft Dynamics are a typical step for GovCon organizations to add structure as they grow. However, these CRM’s […]
I was reviewing my posts this month. I wrote two case studies about two customers using WinCenter for GovCon Capture Management. Their objectives are different and how they approached their implementations is different. Both want user adoption, but, for different reasons. In this article, I’ll take a look at both situations, compare them, and, provide my […]
R3 has adopted the CorasWorks IDIQ Task Order Management solution to expand our offerings to Federal Government Contractors to help them win business. The CorasWorks IDIQ solution is a market leading off-the-shelf solution for managing IDIQs/GWACs and the Task Order process that runs on Microsoft SharePoint. It automates the process of responding to Task Orders […]